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Charles Starling, a lineman with Team Fishel, is pelted with rain as he walks by a row of electrical line trucks stage in a field in The Villages, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in preparation for damage from Hurricane Helene. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

AP: What to know about Hurricane Helene and the flooding the storm left across the Southeast US

Freida Frisaro Sep 27, 2024

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida's sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state's Gulf Coast communities before ripping...

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The University of North Florida entrance sign with a green palm tree behind and purple and white flowers in front.

Tuesday power outage that left two lineworkers injured caused by ‘electrical arc fire,’ says JEA

Madelyn Schneider, Editor-in-Chief Aug 30, 2024

The power outage that injured two lineworkers earlier this week was caused by an “electrical arc fire,” according to JEA.  The two JEA linemen, David Lutins and Theodric Arline, were taken to Memorial...

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University of North Florida sign

UNF continues to restore power on campus after two JEA workers injured in an incident

Madelyn Schneider, Editor-in-Chief Aug 27, 2024

The University of North Florida sent a second alert Tuesday saying it is continuing to restore power on campus after an incident that injured two JEA employees. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue said the...

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Rendering of the new Jaguars stadium (Photo courtesy of the City of Jacksonville)

How Duval voters feel about public funding for Jaguars stadium renovations

Madelyn Schneider, News Editor Jun 3, 2024

The University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab released results from its Jax Speaks Poll last Tuesday. The poll was conducted from May 21 to May 23. PORL asked 667 Duval County registered...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Ron DeSantis)

HB 543 leaves some confused where guns are, aren’t allowed

Tatum Harrison, Copy Editor Oct 16, 2023

There were two incidents involving handguns at Pete’s Bar, a well-known college dive bar in Atlantic Beach in the last month alone.  Olaf Brurberg Anderson IV, 24, and Shane Adcox, 55, were arrested...

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Protesters marched down up and down Town Center Parkway on Saturday in a march for Palestine.

Gallery: Activists rally for Palestine in Jacksonville

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Oct 14, 2023

Supporters of Palestine have participated in marches and rallies across the U.S. this week, and Jacksonville was no exception. Well over 100 people gathered on the corner of Brightman Blvd. and Town Center...

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Members of the Jewish community wore the Israel flag on their shoulders at Monday night’s vigil. (Photo courtesy of the Chabad of UNF)

“We’re scared but resilient”: War overseas heightens UNF Jewish community’s fears

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Oct 11, 2023

When Jacksonville and the University of North Florida’s Jewish community members gathered Monday night for a vigil, the mood was solemn. Yet, student leadership at the Jewish Student Union emphasized...

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Waving flags, banners and signs, people rallied for Palestine Monday night.

“Free free Palestine!”: Jacksonville activists decry U.S. support of Israel

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Oct 9, 2023

Activist groups and many Jacksonville residents joined together Monday evening to speak out against those supporting Israel, drawing a line connecting the conflict overseas and the Black liberation movement...

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President Moez Limayem speaks to Jacksonville leaders, community members about future collaboration between the city and the university, among other topics, at a Cuppa Jax event on Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2023.

What’s UNF’s dream? “To be the destination of choice,” Moez Limayem tells community leaders at Cuppa Jax

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Sep 27, 2023

It was just before 8 a.m. when the University of North Florida’s seventh president arrived at the Riverplace Tower’s Skyline Room on Wednesday. About 20 people were already there, ready to hear from...

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Faculty Association President Mike Binder.

Board of Trustees approve post-tenure review policy 12-1 as UNF faculty look on in disappointment

Carter Mudgett and Jeanne Gilbert Sep 18, 2023

“Good luck hiring people. They’re not going to come.” Those were the final words from faculty as they swept out of the University of North Florida Board of Trustees quarterly meeting Monday morning....

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UNF President Moez Limayem (right) holds hands with his wife, Dr. Alya Limayem (left) as they make their way across the campus to Lazzara Hall for his inauguration ceremony.

UNF president named one of the Jacksonville Business Journals’ 2023 Ultimate CEOs

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Aug 18, 2023

Shortly after he wrapped up his first year as president of the University of North Florida, Moez Limayem was named one of 25 recipients of the Jacksonville Business Journal’s 2023 Ultimate CEO award...

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The United Faculty of Florida are the state's largest faculty union, representing over 25,000 faculty members at all 12 of Florida's public universities.

Florida faculty union files federal suit against SB 266 arbitration ban

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Aug 16, 2023

A month after releasing guidance for its members to “comply now [and] grieve later” with SB 266 — a newly signed law that set new guidelines for faculty unions, among other changes — Florida’s...

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